Norm Verry

David Norman Verry (September 18, 1922 – October 12, 1961) was an American professional football player and coach. He played college football at the University of California (USC), earning third-team All-America and first-team All-Pacific Coast honors in 1942 as Tackle. Verry played professionally with Chicago Rockets of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) from 1946 to 1947. He served as the head football coach at El Camino College in Alondra Park, California from 1952 to 1960, compiling a record of 54–27–2.

PositionTackle

Born(1922-09-18)September 18, 1922
Hanford, California, U.S.

DiedOctober 12, 1961(1961-10-12) (aged 39)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

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Norm Verry

Verry, c. 1948 at USC
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Position	Tackle
Personal information
Born	(1922-09-18)September 18, 1922 Hanford, California, U.S.
Died	October 12, 1961(1961-10-12) (aged 39) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school	Visalia (Visalia, California)
College	USC
NFL draft	1943: 9th round, 78 (by the Green Bay Packers)th overall pick
Career history
Playing
Chicago Rockets (1946–1947)
Coaching
USC (1947–1948) Line coach Inglewood HS (CA) Assistant coach El Camino (1950–1961) Line coach El Camino (1952–1960) Head coach
Awards and highlights
Third-team All-American (1942) First-team All-PCC (1942)
Career NFL statistics
Games played 11 Games started 4 Stats at Pro Football Reference

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Verry coached the line at his alma mater, USC, in 1947 and 1948. In 1949, he assisted Marty Arnaga in coaching the football team at Inglewood High School in Inglewood, California. He joined the staff at El Camino as line coach in 1950 and succeeded Ambrose Schindler as head football coach two years later.^[1][2]

Verry died on October 12, 1961, at St. Vincent's Hospital in Los Angeles, after suffering a brain hemorrhage three weeks prior.^[3]